Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
05.06.2004
Version 1.2*
May
6, 2004
The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is
to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making
preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial
"Electronic and Information Technology" products and services
with features that support accessibility. It is assumed and recommended
that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate
more detailed inquiries.
The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the section
508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each
subsection. There are three columns in each table. Column one of the
Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the
Standards. The second column describes the supporting features of the
product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, "e.g.,
equivalent facilitation." The third column contains any additional
remarks and explanations regarding the product. In the subsequent tables,
the first column contains the lettered paragraphs of the subsections. The
second column describes the supporting features of the product with regard
to that paragraph. The third column contains any additional remarks and
explanations regarding the product.
* Changes: added Section 1194.41
Date: July 29, 2005
Name of Product: TOMLAB
Contact for more Information: Marcus Edvall, medvall@tomopt.com
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Summary Table
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems
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Yes
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Optimization software
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Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet Information and Applications
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No
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Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products
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No
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Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products
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No
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Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products
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No
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Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers
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No
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Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria
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No
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Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support
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No
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Section 1194.21
Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a
keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the
function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually.
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Yes
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Command line use.
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(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features of
other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those
features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications
also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating
system that are identified as accessibility features where the
application programming interface for those accessibility features has
been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is
available to the product developer.
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Correct
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(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus shall
be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input
focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that
Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes.
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Not applicable
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(d) Sufficient information about a user interface element including
the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available to
Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the
information conveyed by the image must also be available in text.
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Not applicable
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(e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status
indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those
images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance.
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Not applicable
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(f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system
functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made
available is text content, text input caret location, and text
attributes.
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Not applicable
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(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and
color selections and other individual display attributes.
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Correct
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(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be
displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option
of the user.
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Not applicable
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(i) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying
information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or
distinguishing a visual element.
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Not applicable
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(j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast
settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of
contrast levels shall be provided.
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Not applicable
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(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or
other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and
lower than 55 Hz.
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Not applicable
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(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people
using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and
functionality required for completion and submission of the form,
including all directions and cues.
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Not applicable
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